Here is the finished book.
Stamps used by Lindsay Mason & Andy Skinner
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Here we go, time to get messy!
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Step 7 Pour some Americana Burnt Sienna and Tuscan Red on to the surface and rub it into all of the detail using your hands.
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Step 8 Wipe back some of the colour using a cloth.
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Step 9 Apply another coat of Decoart Duraclear Gloss Varnish and allow to dry.
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Step 10 Repeat step7 but this time with a different colour. I have used Burnt Umber, Evergreen and True Blue.
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Step 11 Wipe back colour leaving some of it remaining.
You can just keep repeating these steps until happy with the effect.
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Step 12 Add a little distress ink with a blending tool. I have used aged mahogany, rusty hinge and wild honey, dry with a heat tool.
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Step 13 Spray a very light coat of Americana Matte spray sealer, almost a mist.
This will seal and set the distress ink and you can apply a final coat after a couple of minutes.
You can build up layers of distress ink by inking between light layers of the sealer.
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I finished off by adding a new ribbon book mark with a small bird cage tied to the end, and Tim Holts metal corner protectors.
I also added a little vintage photo distress ink to the edge of the pages..
You can find part 1 of the tutorial here
The video below by BozzoArt is amazing and where I got the idea from for this painting method, its kind of antiquing but using your hands.
He is using joint sealer where I have used modeling paste, and I have also included distress ink as an extra.
Andy
Bellissimo, Andy!
ReplyDeleteLucia
Brilliant!
ReplyDeleteFab technique and great to 'set' the water based Distress with a sealer between coats !
ReplyDeleteAwesome video, and love your project!
ReplyDeletewonderful *_*
ReplyDeleteThis is so great, Andy! Love it! I follow BozzoArt on Youtube and love his big textured panels. Have tried this on a small scale and it's awesome. Texture is definitely The Thing!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fab technique. Have been having lots of fun altering photo frames and boxes using it since I saw your tutorial. Cheers :-)
ReplyDeletewonderful,wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHoly cow! I am super super excited to try this technique. Where have you been and how come I didn't know about your art till today?!!!! I found you via http://madebysannie.blogspot.com where she referred to your dry brush technique. I am super impressed with your art/techniques and your tuts are so easy to follow. Makes me feel like I can do this. Thanks so much for the inspiration and generosity of sharing your techniques.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy! I've been looking for a way to seal distress ink, obviously water based finishes don't work (even glue/gel medium wipes it off), but spray varnishes didn't seem to do it either.. will try this one :)
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